Press release No. 056 of 10 February 2022
2021
310.3 million
+2.7% compared with 2020
-37.4% compared with 2019
December 2021
17.5 million
+162.5% on December 2020
-43.3% on December 2019
WIESBADEN - The tourism industry in Germany was heavily affected by the Covid-19 crisis also in 2021. However, it recovered slightly compared with 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 310.3 million overnight stays of visitors last year. This was an increase in overnight stays of 2.7% compared with 2020, but still a decline of 37.4% compared with 2019, the year before the crisis. In December 2021, accommodation establishments recorded two and a half times more overnight stays compared with December 2020 when country-wide accommodation bans concerning private visitors were in force.
Marked increase in December 2021 compared with December 2020
In December 2021, accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 17.5 million overnight stays of visitors from Germany and abroad. This was an increase of 162.5% on December 2020. The substantial increase can be explained by the country-wide accommodation bans concerning private visitors which were in force in December 2020. Compared with December of the pre-crisis year 2019, the number of overnight stays was 43.3% lower.
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